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South Loop · American · $$

Eleven City Diner

4.55,771 reviews ·Opens at 8AM tomorrow
Maybe for the locals this is just another eatery but for us far north suburban ppl who only get around to wandering around downtown 1-2x/year, this place is a gem
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Eleven City Diner — a South Loop american mainstay. Buzzy, energetic room where the crowd adds to it. The kitchen starts with good ingredients and it shows. Akina Dunson: "The potatoes on the side were perfectly seasoned" [$$]

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1112 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
South Loop
Today8AM-8PM
Sun8:30AM-8PM
Mon–Fri8AM-8PM
Sat8:30AM-8PM
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Review photo by Gex
Jul 2026

Excellent choice good quality food and service at decent prices!

Gex

Gex

89 reviews on Google

Review photo by Wendy Jonker
Jul 2026

Van buiten ziet het er niet zo leuk uit….. maar binnen…. Zo leuk! Wat een verrassing! Vele keuze qua eten, enorm lekker en van alles te combineren. Bediening was top! Dikke aanrader!

Wendy Jonker

Wendy Jonker

330 reviews on Google

Review photo by Carrie Natale
Jul 2026

We had a blast at Eleven City Diner. Our server was great! 👍 She was attentive, friendly, and helped guide us through the massive menu options. Her suggestions were spot on. Everything we ordered was delicious. The portions were large, allowing us to bring back leftovers. I would recommend the potato lakes, corned beef sandwich, Reubin sandwich, Green River float, house made root beer, and Chicago style cheesecake. We enjoyed it all! You should check out this unique spot.

Carrie Natale

Carrie Natale

193 reviews on Google

Review photo by K Solsuarez
Jul 2026

Eleven City Diner is a gem and I hope they are open forever so I can continue going there for the rest of my life. The food is seasoned to perfection, the presentation of their milkshakes and Bloody Mary are movie-perfect. All of their staff is amazing! Among my favorite things from the menu are the mac and cheese, the Zenith, and a Bloody Mary. (The only thing I would change is how loud the music sometimes is 🤭)

K Solsuarez

K Solsuarez

14 reviews on Google

Review photo by Ron S!
Jul 2026

O U T S T A N D I N G ! Out of all the places we ate at during a recent trip Eleven City Diner was the most fun and enjoyable experaince we had. The food was absolutely delicious and exceeded our expectations. Great food, very friendly intuitive service and really made our trip much more fun. We highly recommend Eleven City Diner.

Ron S!

Ron S!

85 reviews on Google

Review photo by The Darkwarrior Perspective
Jul 2026

The food is great and you get lots of it.

The Darkwarrior Perspective

The Darkwarrior Perspective

38 reviews on Google

Review photo by Michaela Shipman
Jul 2026

Bo compliants. Its a busy place so be ready to wait for a little while. But great service and because I stayed at the blackstone autograph hotel I got gift card to go. So that was awesome.

Michaela Shipman

Michaela Shipman

23 reviews on Google

Review photo by Amanda Ringling
Jul 2026

Everything was amazing. Eat here! Try the matzoh ball soup.

Amanda Ringling

Amanda Ringling

84 reviews on Google

Review photo by Mike Early
Jul 2026

Hugh portions. Amazing staff and an upbeat fun atmosphere.

Mike Early

Mike Early

62 reviews on Google

Review photo by Edward Davis
Jul 2026

Eleven city diner was amazing! Upon walking in you gained the nostalgic feeling of being in an old school diner but in the heart of the city. The food was delicious. I had the scrambled eggs which were light, fluffy and well seasoned. The potatoes were also really well cooked well seasoned and crispy. However, the star of the show was indeed their French toast, which with some of the best that I personally have had.

Edward Davis

Edward Davis

15 reviews on Google

Review photo by Tom Cranshaw
Jul 2026

Huge selection of food. I had the Ruben Reuben sandwich it was one of the best Rubens I have ever had. Lovely local beers on draft, great beef tallow fries and staff really friendly and helpful. Really cool diner and great booth seating.

Tom Cranshaw

Tom Cranshaw

21 reviews on Google

Review photo by Cindy Nelly
Jul 2026

Amazing! Corned beef hash- liver and onions! Solid cuppa coffee and smiling service which is more rare than good food these days!

Cindy Nelly

Cindy Nelly

9 reviews on Google

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